Missing woman Melissa Rosann Trench, 38, seen in chilling final surveillance picture as her car found at park entrance
James Austin
Published Sep 26, 2026
POLICE have released the last known moments of a missing woman after her car was found abandoned at a park entrance.
Melissa Rosann Trench, 38, was reported missing by her family a day after she left their Bend, Oregon, home.
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The image shows Trench paying at a Fred Meyer store after she left her parents' home the night of December 26.
She was wearing the same green jacket with fur on the hood she was reportedly wearing when she was last seen.
Officials had earlier released another photo of Trench dressed in a red and green flannel shirt and jeans.
Authorities found her car, a gray 2009 Acura MDX, on Tuesday at the entrance to Shevlin Park and conducted a drone search the following day.
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Trench is described as five-foot-11 and 135 pounds. She is white with blonde hair and blue eyes, according to the Bend Police Department.
She has had suicidal ideations in the past, officials added, according to Central Oregon Daily.
Her family reportedly said she had been acting strangely when she left their home and went missing.
Officials have asked Bend residents to check their properties and outbuildings
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Anyone with information on the case was also asked to contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911 or 911.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
